Bug#534140: lintian: unknown error processing binary package: "File exists"

[Raphael Geissert <atomo64@gmail.com>]

Package: lintian
Version: 2.2.12

Hi,

From lintian.log:
N: ----
N: Processing binary package doc-linux-it (version 2003.12-1.1) ...
internal error: File exists
warning: could not unpack package to desired level
warning: skipping check of binary package doc-linux-it
N: ----
...
N: ----
N: Processing binary package gnade-bin (version 1.6.2-1) ...
internal error: File exists
warning: could not unpack package to desired level
warning: skipping check of binary package gnade-bin
N: ----

No idea why; trying to reproduce locally: nothing; setting up lab, unpacking, 
checking later: nothing.
I guess the error message comes from a system tool, but am not sure which.

Cheers,
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Raphael Geissert - Debian Maintainer
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